Orchitis

The term is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις meaning "testicle"; same root as orchid.

[citation needed] Ischemic orchitis may result from damage to the blood vessels of the spermatic cord during inguinal herniorrhaphy, and may in the worst event lead to testicular atrophy.

[3] In most cases where orchitis is caused by epididymitis, treatment is an oral antibiotic such as cefalexin or ciprofloxacin until the infection clears up.

In both causes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as naproxen or ibuprofen are recommended to relieve pain.

Sometimes stronger pain medications in the opiate category are called for and are frequently prescribed by experienced emergency department physicians.

Doppler ultrasound of the scrotum, in the axial plane , showing orchitis (as part of epididymo-orchitis ) as hypoechogenic and slightly heterogenic left testicular tissue (right in image), with an increased blood flow. There is also swelling of peritesticular tissue.